According to company officials, the specialty holiday mixes have been a success since their introduction three years ago, and now include Halloween, Christmas and July 4th mixes of 850-ct. ball gum.

"We've expanded our variety from what we had in the past," said Becky Kreutz, one of the owners of the e-commerce company. "Holiday-themed candy is generally pretty popular. We ship a lot of red, white and green mixes leading up to Christmas, and we're already getting orders for those. And we sell a lot of red, white and blue leading up to 4th of July."

Founded in 1993, Gumballs.com is a family-run business that specializes in bulk vending equipment and supplies including bulk nuts, bulk candy, toys and jawbreakers. With eight warehouses across the United States, Gumballs.com is one of the leading vending machine suppliers in the country.